The level of automation employed in semi-automated assembly systems is crucial, both to
system performance and cost. This paper presents a methodology to enable selection of the …

Production companies frequently have to meet demands and requirements, both internal
and external, which trigger a plan for change in different production areas. Assembly …

Production companies of today face extreme challenge to meet the rapid changes and
increased flexibility that mass customization require. More and more customers are requiring …

Production of to day is getting more and more competitive and companies have to be on top
in their area in order to survive. This paper discuss if Levels of Automation need to be …

Products of today are becoming increasingly customized. Smaller batches in the assembly
and decreasing time limits for set-ups between products are some of the resulting demands …

Increasing customisation of products results in decreasing production batch sizes, especially
in the final assembly. Industry must therefore increase their capability to handle smaller …

Core functional competencies have significant effect on the performance of the
manufacturing sector as surveyed in the review. These help the firm to stand with the …

Presently manufacturing industry in India is facing healthy competition especially with giants
in this field. To compete and to perform better in the market most of the companies are …

Competitive assembly systems must cope with frequent demand changes, requiring
drastically shortened resetting and ramp-up times. Characteristics of assembly systems …

To be able to stay competitive it is important to take advantage of new technology and
research. Human-Industrial Robot Collaboration (HIRC) is a concept of a work task division …